Snow Storm Hits Avon, Rest Of Connecticut

Scenes like this greeted residents throughout Connecticut on Wednesday… (Ken Byron )

February 05, 2014

AVON — A storm that got started early on Wednesday morning had dropped several inches by the morning commute throughoiut the state.

In Avon, the town has 11 plow trucks to clear snow from the roads and Town Manager Brandon Robertson said all of them were expected to be in use throughout the day on Wednesday. In addition, the town hires contractors to clear school and municipal parking lots.

Town schools were closed on Wednesday because of the weather, according to an announcement posted on the district's website.

According to a FOX CT forecast, the precipitation is not expected to end until the early evening and that most of the state can expect between four and eight inches. Towns along the northern border with Massachusetts could get more, according to the FOX CT forecast.